• snooggums@piefed.world
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    23 hours ago

    The dentist is cleaning the buildup and checking for issues, not doing one of your daily brushings.

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      23 hours ago

      I never said it replaced my daily brushing. Just that I do not specifically brush before going to the dentist and that bringing the gear to do so to work would be weird to me.

      My dentist has never complained about my mouth when I’ve gone in. I’ve got an appointment in a few weeks in fact and I’ll make a point to tell her snooggums knows better.

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        22 hours ago

        I started brushing before going and the visit takes less time now. And I get less of the “hygienist-induced gingivitis” (my phrase for soreness after they poke around in there) so it’s a win for me. It also feels more polite not to be breathing my lunch at them. But it’s your mouth, you do what you like.

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          22 hours ago

          I don’t eat anything prior to a dentist visit. So the last things on my mouth would have been tooth paste that morning and water all day.

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            20 hours ago

            You know how you wake up after a night’s sleep and your mouth smells and tastes like shit even though you didn’t eat anything when you slept? That’s the same thing after not eating through the day. It’s not just the food you eat that affects your breath.

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              16 hours ago

              I didn’t realize I drink water all night. And, actually, no my breath doesn’t smell like shit when I wake up, you may want you get that checked out.

              But again, as I’ve said, I have a dentist appointment in a few weeks. I’ll let her know strangers on the internet know better than her.

              This is the third separate person that’s invested in my mouth, good lord.

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                15 hours ago

                We’re all just saying it’s respectful to clean mouth before breathing in a person’s face. Nobody is saying we know better than your dentist. This is a respect things, not a facts things. I didn’t give a fuck about your mouth. Just giving advice to be better person to those around you.

                Obviously you’re dentist has never said something to you about your breath, because they’re a professional.

                Finally, morning breath is a well known thing, not just a me thing.